United States of America v. Kohler Co.

1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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7 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, et al., Case No. 20-cv-00683-PJH 8 Plaintiffs,

9 v. ORDER GRANTING MOTIONS TO

ENTER CONSENT DECREES

10 KOHLER CO., Re: Dkt. Nos. 12, 13 11 Defendant. 12

13 14 Before the court is plaintiffs The United States of America, on behalf of the United 15 States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and the People of the State of California 16 by and through the California Air Resources Board’s (“CARB” and, together with EPA, 17 “plaintiffs”) motion to enter consent decree. Also before the court is plaintiff CARB’s 18 motion to enter consent decree. The motions are unopposed. The matters are fully 19 briefed and suitable for decision without oral argument. Having read the parties’ papers 20 and carefully considered their arguments and the relevant legal authority, and good 21 cause appearing, the court hereby GRANTS both motions for the following reasons. 22 BACKGROUND 23 On January 30, 2020, plaintiffs EPA and CARB…